When staffers for Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn's Natural Resources Committee accused an environmental activist of trafficking in child porn, it revealed just how far this pro-coal supporter will go to make his point.

There's not a free and fair market for energy anywhere on Earth. The reason Germany's solar industry is failing and America's natural gas 'fracking' business is thriving is because the markets are rigged that way.

The possibility of a strike by fuel tanker drivers prompted U.K. government officials to warn consumers of a possible gas shortage — but the resulting buying frenzy created more political finger pointing.